Amusement devices: games – Card or tile games – cards or tiles therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2007-12-18
2010-02-16
Layno, Benjamin H (Department: 3711)
Amusement devices: games
Card or tile games, cards or tiles therefor
C273S274000, C463S013000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07661678
ABSTRACT:
A method of playing a poker-type wagering game is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: a) placing a mandatory Ante bet to participate in a poker-type card game against a dealer hand; b) placing a mandatory Super Bonus bet on the occurrence of one of a predetermined plurality of winning poker hands; c) a dealer dealing at least two hands of cards to the dealer position and a hand of cards to each player participating in the game; d) and when the dealer's first hand meets or exceeds a predetermined high ranking hand value, discarding the first hand and playing the second hand; e) each player placing an additional mandatory Bet after viewing at least the player's hand of cards to stay in the game; f) resolving each player hand against the dealer hand; g) paying the player on the Ante and Bet if the player's hand ranking exceeds that of the dealer; and h) paying the player on the Super Bonus bet if the player hand is one of a plurality of predetermined winning poker hands. The game is preferably played with three cards in a hand, and has additional features such as an optional side bet on the occurrence of a predetermined winning poker hand.
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Layno Benjamin H
Mark A. Litman & Associates P.A.
Shuffle Master, Incorporated
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